1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BREMER COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 058 1 140 Land in farms ..................acres.. 236 668 235 086 Average size of farm .......acres.. 224 206 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 334 099 250 490 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 427 1 148 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 71 102 50 758 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 96 116 10 to 49 acres ...................... 154 172 50 to 179 acres ..................... 366 389 180 to 499 acres .................... 335 367 500 to 999 acres .................... 82 78 1,000 acres or more ................. 25 18 Total cropland .................farms.. 962 1 027 acres.. 215 294 211 488 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 916 985 acres.. 195 242 168 763 Irrigated land .................farms.. 6 5 acres.. 280 203 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 89 215 75 029 Average per farm .........dollars.. 84 325 65 815 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 42 121 31 102 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 47 094 43 927 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 86 137 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 62 55 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 75 99 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 156 200 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 182 194 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 217 240 $100,000 or more .................... 280 215 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 69 576 59 231 Average per farm .........dollars.. 65 762 51 957 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 058 1 140 $1,000.. 19 713 14 472 Average per farm..........dollars.. 18 632 12 695 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 649 719 Other ............................... 409 421 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 570 552 200 days or more ................... 384 369 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 521 564 number.. 33 683 34 300 Beef cows ..................farms.. 186 182 number.. 4 043 3 777 Milk cows ..................farms.. 194 244 number.. 8 119 9 067 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 511 543 number.. 18 820 19 257 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 323 343 number.. 101 182 93 085 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 345 366 number.. 197 125 180 944 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 71 94 number.. 2 390 2 833 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 28 55 number.. (D) 15 717 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 7 12 number.. 1 985 4 819 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 835 890 acres.. 117 562 93 017 bushels.. 17 369 527 12 379 993 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 173 152 acres.. 3 533 2 366 tons, green.. 59 851 38 990 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 2 3 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) 981 Oats for grain................farms.. 240 339 acres.. 4 205 6 102 bushels.. 288 626 355 158 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 688 692 acres.. 59 245 52 660 bushels.. 2 694 201 2 283 773 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 468 541 acres.. 13 908 19 025 tons, dry.. 40 286 63 101 @1Data are based on a sample of farms. Legend: - Represents zero (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms (X) Not applicable (Z) Less than half the unit shown (NA) Not available Source: 1992 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1 Geographic Area Series, "Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 1992." This electronic series presents summary statistics for each county and state together with comparable data from the 1987 census. The items included are the same for all states and counties, except selected crops harvested, which vary by state. Data for 1992 and 1987 are directly comparable for acreage and inventories. Dollar values have not been adjusted for changes in price levels. You can obtain the Volume 1 Geographic Area Series from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402. If you have any questions concerning the data in this report or need additional information or order forms for agriculture publications, please call Agriculture Division, Bureau of the Census, at 1-800-523-3215. .